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Need a lift? Use Lyft to get an affordable ride in minutes. Instead of hailing a cab or waiting for the bus, just request a car with the tap of a button, and get picked up by a nearby friendly driver who’ll take you to your destination right away. Enjoy a welcoming, affordable, and memorable ride today.

Our app is cheaper than a taxi, faster than the bus, and easy to use.

• Getting Started: After downloading Lyft and signing up, simply open the app and request a ride.

• Paying: Never worry about having cash for a cab or the bus again — with Lyft, you pay through your phone. It’s easy, fast, and secure.

• Split the Cost: Easily split the cost of a ride with friends through the app. No more IOU’s.

About Our Drivers • All Lyft drivers pass comprehensive background and DMV checks before being approved for the service.

• Drivers are rated by passengers and only the highest-rated drivers are allowed on the road.

• Lyft provides a first-of-its-kind $1M liability insurance for total peace of mind.

Join the millions who’ve chosen Lyft instead of a cab for commuting, going out at night, and getting to events. Next time you need a ride, skip the bus, taxi, or car service and choose Lyft.

—What people are saying:

"Ride-sharing programs like Lyft are providing commuters with less expensive and more social ways to get around. Users log into the app, specify where they’re heading, and a background-checked driver picks them up for less than a typical cab ride." - TODAY Show on how Lyft works

"In a city where taxis can be scarce and Uber’s black town cars are rampant but expensive, Lyft has quickly gained visibility due to low prices and quirky branding." - Ad Age on what differentiates Lyft

"Lyft's focus on the everyman has recently extended to the wildly successful Lyft Line carpool service aimed at commuters, which offers discounts of 30% to 60% for sharing a Lyft ride with others." - Fast Company on Lyft Line

“...Special emphasis was put on making rides reflect the values of the company. The founders didn’t want the experience to be like a taxi or an Uber ride, where a passenger sat in the back and didn’t interact with the driver.” - Techcrunch on Lyft’s community values

“Lyft is a foreign country for an Uber refugee, but it doesn't take long to feel at home there.” - Mashable, on switching to Lyft from Uber

“ A few weeks ago, one Lyft driver served me homemade lemon bread. The experience feels less mercenary than taking an Uber ride, as if you’re engaging a friend rather than a chauffeur, which is exactly the atmosphere you’d want in a daily car pool.” - New York Times, on the difference between Lyft and Uber

—For Lyft drivers using the app, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

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Cheaper,faster, nicer than taxis I've used Lyft many times when traveling out of state, getting to/ from hotels the airport, etc. The drivers are always very nice, the cars are always clean, and service ends up being cheaper and faster than a taxi. The drivers always gave great local tips about their city which is great as a tourist.

Use coupon NAMEET753242 for $30 toward your first ride I use Lyft almost exclusively now. Service is on par and often better than Uber. Lyft Line makes cab rides affordable and they have enough cars in Manhattan that you rarely have to wait for your cab to arrive.

Just started driving for Lyft this week so far I love it keeps me pretty busy good money so far. Only issue I have is it does not let the driver know what type of Lyft has been requested before the ride begins (Line, Lyft or Lyft plus) this is very important specially for drivers that have the vans and suv....... update 8/1/15.......love the new update and Really like that they have listened and made it possible to see the type of lyft the customers request was getting tired of customers lying....thanks

Cheaper,faster, nicer than taxis I've used Lyft many times when traveling out of state, getting to/ from hotels the airport, etc. The drivers are always very nice, the cars are always clean, and service ends up being cheaper and faster than a taxi. The drivers always gave great local tips about their city which is great as a tourist.

Use coupon NAMEET753242 for $30 toward your first ride I use Lyft almost exclusively now. Service is on par and often better than Uber. Lyft Line makes cab rides affordable and they have enough cars in Manhattan that you rarely have to wait for your cab to arrive.

Just started driving for Lyft this week so far I love it keeps me pretty busy good money so far. Only issue I have is it does not let the driver know what type of Lyft has been requested before the ride begins (Line, Lyft or Lyft plus) this is very important specially for drivers that have the vans and suv....... update 8/1/15.......love the new update and Really like that they have listened and made it possible to see the type of lyft the customers request was getting tired of customers lying....thanks

Great experiences in LA I have arranged 2 lyft rides for my loved ones. Loved the fact that you can sit in the front with the driver. Nice drivers too. I got charged 25% prime time on a Saturday 2:30pm.

In the GROOVE While driving for this company I have experienced all kinds of wonderful people and things. Liking the business model is something that I do pretty well. There are certain things I would like to treat and be more involved with but all in all I think this company is in the groove!

I was a Lyft rider for a while then I've decided to drive for Lyft after a friend of mine whose also a lyft driver told me to join. That's when I started disliking lyft, they shortened my prime time by 1 hour, twice so they wouldn't have to pay me all of my earnings. I never got my sign up bonus, and neither did my friend. There's also a scam on the passenger side, I've been getting emails offering me $5 credit for the next ten rides if my next 2 rides are rated 5 stars. Since that day (ten days ago) I've requested 8 rides but got no credit. Update: They were no help.

Lyft hotspot doesn't always work Because the lift hotspot didn't always work, the app needs improvement. I ended up paying more while being in the exact hotspot than I should have. This been caused me to use up more time to write to list customer support. They did not always understand that their app was imperfect.

Unnecessary charges I would give this a 5 star but I'm being charged for rides that are supposedly "free" but overall its a great app love the drivers I just don't like that they are charging me something they are giving me for free.

After a good time and long night.. get a Lyft Got lost in another city and it didn't matter what time of night or day..or the fact that I hadn't slept yet after some adventures with friends. Lol wonderful service and super cool driver!

Latest update broke Lyft I can see a bunch of cars nearby before I request a ride but when I request a ride it gets hung up and eventually displays a massage saying that no cars are available. Either this latest update broke Lyft, or there really aren't any cars near FiDi at 10pm. Please fix! I commute home with Lyft 3-4x per week.

Rating system suck Both Uber and Lyft has the worst rating systwm. It drop faster than it raise. Pkus driver got bad rating because stupid riders believe that none driver should have 5 star. Humans nowaday is horrible. Need to fix the rating system or their will be no driver

The app is fine, service itself is annoying Three times I had drivers accept my lyft request only for them to cancel on me. One time a driver was less than 5min away from my location, he accepted my request and then drove in the opposite direction, turning 5min to 12min. I just canceled the ride. Lyft is cheaper than Uber but has a lot less drivers working for them.

Can't Even Sign Up! My country's cell nos. are all 11-digits. Lyft signup only has 10 digits max. How the heck am I supposed to sign up? And I also don't like the requirement disallowing mock locations. I need it for privacy reasons. Oh well, going back to Uber and Grabtaxi.

BEWARE OF ROBBERY!!! I TRIED TO GET AN ESTIMATE (LIKE ON THE MUCH BETTER UBER APP). AND IT AUTOMATICALLY SENT ME A DRIVER. AFTER I CANCELLED IT (IN LESS THEN 5 SECONDS) IT STILL CHARGED MY CARD $25!!!... NEVER AGAIN. DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR AND DONT USE LYFT. There's some type of credit card scam going on with this company. When I tried to find out what was going on LYFT said that I got a ride in San Francisco (I'm all the way in jersey!!! Smh

It's always crashing and connection seems to always have a problem. It won't take my card but its valid. Yes its a normal debit card, yes I updated the app, yes my phone system matches, yes and all of the above. I have ten free rides I can't use because the locations I need to get to cost more than $5. It's a great promo just the app is frustrating. UPDATE:(7/27/15) I actually figured out why the app wasn't taking my card--Lyft couldn't figure it out. Signed up again and now my acct. is on hold. WTH?! I have emailed them 3 times and it's been days, I still haven't heard anything from "support" from my first email inquiry. I give up. UBER ALL THE WAY!!

Needs improvement As a rider, I think Lyft is a great alternative. As a driver, Lyft leaves a lot to be desired. I get ride requests that at over 10-miles. This wouldn't be so bad, but I am REQUIRED to accept them otherwise we are penalized. You also get penalized for cancelling. Passengers cancel on the way, we don't get paid for time or distance spent. The app doesn't have a reliable of viewing current earnings. By current, I mean the same day I am working! These are all reoccurring complaints in reviews that I've read.

Driver mode not good The new requirement to have the Wi-Fi on at all times, while using the app in driver mode, is a terrible idea. It does not actually result in any tangible gps accuracy improvement. No other app has this requirement. Android app delivers this message all day long: "You have lost contact with the Lyft system. Please relocate to an area with better network coverage." Please correct that. Uber/SideCar report no such issues when running in parallel. Drivers have no way to communicate issues to app developers.

Inappropriate notifications This will notify you for promotions and what ever unimportant thing with an strident noise that can't be changed. Those notifications are not optional also, there is simply no setting to control those. Every time this happens I think about removing the app, but the is service is a good alternative to other companies. Maybe the next time I won't be so nice.

Save Big First-time users with $20.00 of Lyft Credit! Have a friend do it for the return trip. Round trip!!!!! Use GOLDEN17 as the code and first time passengers can use to get $20 off their first ride!! Put the code in the payment "add Lyft credit code" section of the app and then request a Lyft!! Have a friend do the same and make it $20 off the return trip! Round trip!!!!!

Proud Driver Lyft is a great opportunity for those individuals whom wish to travel to their destination safe and sound. As a Lyft driver it's my duty to fulfill the passenger's request. I personally feel that this app is headed to bigger and better endeavors. Choose Lyft and you won't be disappointed.